Ending a personal four-game losing streak, Sonny Siebert gained his 10th victory of the season and 100th of his major league career when the Red Sox won the nightcap of a doubleheader, 2-0, after the Indians erupted for seven runs in the sixth inning to capture the opener, 9-3. The Indians loaded the bases on two hits and an error and Frank Baker cleared the sacks with a double. Four more runs followed on two walks, two more errors, a single by Graig Nettles and double by Chris Chambliss.

George Scott won the nightcap for Siebert with a two-run homer in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, June      22, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  0    0  2  7    0  0  0  -   9 13  1
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles 3b            6   1   2   3     0   1   .256      Aparicio ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .162
Heidemann ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .171      Lahoud rf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .283
R. Foster rf,lf       4   1   2   0     1   0   .264      Smith cf              3   0   1   0     2   0   .293
Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   2     0   1   .378      Yastrzemski lf        5   0   2   2     0   1   .281
Hinton lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Ford cf               5   1   0   0     0   2   .201      Griffin 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Bevacqua 2b           2   1   1   0     0   0   .500      Josephson c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
  Baker ph            1   0   1   3     0   0   .200      Lee p                 2   0   1   0     0   0   .222
  Stanley pr,2b       1   1   1   0     1   0   .192        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Suarez c              5   1   2   0     0   1   .231        Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Hargan p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .083        Peters ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .302
  Uhlaender ph,rf     2   1   0   0     1   0   .266        Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               41   9  13   8     5   7             Totals               37   3  11   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: Indians 10, Red Sox 10
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Nettles, Smith, Scott, Josephson
Doubles: Suarez (3), Heidemann (4), Baker (3), Chambliss (7), Aparicio 2 (10), Griffin 2 (8), Smith (13)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(1-5)           5     6   3   2   3   1   0  23   7.22
Hennigan SV(5)          4     5   0   0   0   4   0  17   1.55
Totals                  9    11   3   2   3   5   0  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(4-2)              5     7   5   4   1   4   0  24   3.40
Bolin                   0.1   2   3   3   1   0   0   4   3.27
Tatum                   0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.70
Brett                   3     3   0   0   2   3   0  14   3.50
Totals                  9    13   9   6*  5   7   0  46

Wild Pitches: Hargan (5)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kunkel


INDIANS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Heidemann
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Foster singled to left;
Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio doubled to left; Lahoud grounded out
(first unassisted) [Aparicio to third]; Smith walked;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Smith to third, Aparicio scored];
Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory; Scott flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hinton walked; Ford popped to first in foul
territory; Bevacqua forced Hinton (shortstop to second);
Debut game for Kurt Bevacqua; Suarez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin doubled to left; Josephson grounded out
(third to first); On a bunt Lee singled to third [Griffin scored
(error by Nettles) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Aparicio doubled to
left [Lee out at home (left to catcher)]; Lahoud made an out to
third; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargan struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); Heidemann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster made an out to shortstop; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Hinton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Josephson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Ford popped to first in foul territory; Bevacqua
singled to left; Suarez doubled to right [Bevacqua to third];
Hargan was called out on strikes; Nettles singled to right
[Suarez scored, Bevacqua scored]; Heidemann doubled to left
[Nettles to third]; R. Foster grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Lee grounded out (first unassisted); Aparicio flied
out to right; Lahoud walked; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Lahoud
to second]; Smith walked; Yastrzemski singled to right [Smith to
third, Lahoud scored]; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (third to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss singled to center; Hinton singled to
right [Chambliss to second]; Ford reached on an error by Scott
[Hinton to second, Chambliss to third]; BOLIN REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); BAKER BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Baker doubled to right
[Chambliss scored, Hinton scored, Ford scored (unearned), Baker
to third (on throw)]; STANLEY RAN FOR BAKER; Suarez grounded out
(third to first); UHLAENDER BATTED FOR HARGAN; Uhlaender was
walked intentionally; Nettles singled to center [Stanley scored,
Uhlaender scored (error by Smith), Nettles to third]; TATUM
REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); Heidemann grounded out (third to
first); R. Foster walked; Chambliss doubled to center [Nettles
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), R. Foster scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Chambliss to third
(error by Josephson)]; Hinton grounded out (third to first); 7 R
(6 ER), 5 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: UHLAENDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STANLEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HENNIGAN REPLACED HINTON
(PITCHING); R. FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Griffin doubled to left;
Josephson singled to left [Griffin to third]; PETERS BATTED FOR
TATUM; Peters struck out; Aparicio flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: BRETT REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); Ford struck out;
Stanley singled to left; Suarez popped to first in foul
territory; Uhlaender flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 9, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Lahoud struck out; Smith grounded out (second to
first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 9, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Heidemann
lined to center; R. Foster singled to shortstop; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
9, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli struck out; Scott singled to right;
Griffin flied out to left; Josephson made an out to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Hennigan walked; Ford struck out; Stanley walked
[Hennigan to second]; Suarez singled to left [Stanley to second,
Hennigan to third]; Uhlaender made an out to shortstop; Nettles
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: FIORE BATTED FOR BRETT; Fiore lined to right;
Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first); Lahoud singled to
left; Smith doubled to left [Lahoud to third]; Yastrzemski
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 3.